FEMADR-4883-KSMajor disasterDeclared July 22, 2025
DR-4883-KS: Kansas Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Kansas (DR-4883-KS) on July 22, 2025 for the incident of May 18, 2025 to May 19, 2025; it covers 11 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $2.1 million in Public Assistance (as of August 27, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4883-KS (also written FEMA-4883-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Kansas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
- Incident period
- May 18, 2025 to May 19, 2025
- Declared
- July 22, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the second of 4 major disaster declarations for Kansas in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cheyenne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gove (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kiowa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pratt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Reno (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sheridan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stafford (County) | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$2.1 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of August 27, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4883. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.